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title: "Multisite management"
description: "Many brands, regions and sites on one platform."
url: https://www.pivale.co/solutions/multisite/
publisher: Pivale (https://www.pivale.co)
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# Multisite management

Each new brand, market or acquisition brings another website. Put them on one Drupal multisite and you share the code, design and governance while each site keeps its own identity.

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|---|---|
| Best for | Multinationals, groups and acquisitive businesses |
| Built on | Drupal multisite |
| Each site keeps | Its own content, users, theme and analytics |
| Proven at | 50+ clinics on three continents |

## The problem: Digital sprawl means hard to scale.

Your web estate grew one site at a time. Now you run different platforms, pay for the same work twice and can’t see what you own.

- **Slow updates:** Your team repeats each change site by site and supplier by supplier.
- **Brands drifting apart:** Each site moves a little further from your guidelines with each release.
- **Uneven compliance:** Each site handles GDPR, accessibility and security its own way.
- **Acquisitions add to the pile:** New brands arrive with their own platforms, hosting and logins.

## How we help: One codebase, many sites.

A central codebase holds your shared configuration, components, templates and security. Each website keeps its own content, users, theme and analytics.

1. **Audit the estate:** You see each site, platform, supplier and integration, and what it costs.
2. **Design the system:** Your brands share one design system and component library, with room for local differences.
3. **Migrate in waves:** Sites move across market by market, with no big-bang switchover.
4. **Govern & grow:** Add sites, brands and languages as you need them. Each new site costs less than the last.

## What changes: Economies of scale.

- **80%** hosting cost reduction for a multinational manufacturer after moving to an enterprise CI/CD platform
- **50%** saving for Virtus Health, compared with building their first 7 websites separately
- **1** place to manage privacy, accessibility and security patches

## Proof

Virtus Health: Twelve sites, one family The problem: Fertility clinic websites in Europe, Australia and Singapore, each built and hosted its own way. The solution: One Drupal multisite platform with a shared pattern library, so each clinic keeps their own brand. The outcome: 12 consistent websites, the first seven built for half the cost of building them separately. Read the case study: https://www.pivale.co/work/virtus-health

> It has been a fantastic experience working with Pivale and their multi site management platform. Their exceptional communication, professionalism, and creativity made the entire process smooth and enjoyable. They collaborated with everyone involved in the global project which resulted in outstanding outcomes that exceeded our expectations.

— John Kerr, Marketing Director

## Related

- [Microsites](https://www.pivale.co/solutions/microsites): Campaign sites without the sprawl.
- [Digital transformation](https://www.pivale.co/solutions/digital-transformation): From scattered systems to one clear operating model.
- [Drupal development](https://www.pivale.co/services/drupal): Content management for ambitious enterprises.
- [Secure hosting](https://www.pivale.co/services/hosting): Upsun’s certified cloud, behind Cloudflare.
- [Audits & discovery](https://www.pivale.co/services/audits): Customer experience and website systems audits.

Running more websites than you’d like? Talk to us about bringing them together.

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Source: https://www.pivale.co/solutions/multisite/. Pivale is a UK digital consultancy. Book a 30-minute call at https://www.pivale.co/contact/ or email hello@pivale.co.